Alien Anna
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Hi Everyone,
you may remember me talking about my pheonix-like bristlenosed plec who rose from the dead a few weeks back? Well Brillo used to stick onto the front glass and come out for food regularly - he wasn't particularly shy (for a pleco). Then I went away on holiday and the lights blew when I was away and he was in total darkness for 11 days.
Since I've come back I've seen him about once a week if that, usually all I see is the white tip of his tail disappearing under some bogwood. I did try to catch him the other day, when cleaning the tank and he wasn't skinny or anything, but he moved too quickly and I didn't get a good look.
So what gives? Is he likely to be ill? Agrophobic? Shy? Wherever he's hiding, its probably in the same place as the chain loaches I haven't seen either. I'm worried he isn't eating but I put some frozen peas in the tank last night and by morning they were gone, so I'm hoping he ate them. I do like the heavily planted tank look, but this is one major disadvantage.
you may remember me talking about my pheonix-like bristlenosed plec who rose from the dead a few weeks back? Well Brillo used to stick onto the front glass and come out for food regularly - he wasn't particularly shy (for a pleco). Then I went away on holiday and the lights blew when I was away and he was in total darkness for 11 days.
Since I've come back I've seen him about once a week if that, usually all I see is the white tip of his tail disappearing under some bogwood. I did try to catch him the other day, when cleaning the tank and he wasn't skinny or anything, but he moved too quickly and I didn't get a good look.
So what gives? Is he likely to be ill? Agrophobic? Shy? Wherever he's hiding, its probably in the same place as the chain loaches I haven't seen either. I'm worried he isn't eating but I put some frozen peas in the tank last night and by morning they were gone, so I'm hoping he ate them. I do like the heavily planted tank look, but this is one major disadvantage.
It was never my intention to undermine the great work you do here. I agree the planted tank can be a pain in the rear sometimes. My bristlenose cats love frozen peas too. Again sorry.
